Container for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, or the like



Jan. 15, 1935. y L. PHILIPPE 1,988,088

' CONTAINER FOR COSMETICS, PHARMACEUTICALS, OR THE LIKE Filed May 25,19:52

INVENTOR LOUIS PHILIPPE."

BY .ml wa? U ATTORN EY Patented Jan. 15, 1935 gem FFiCE CONTAINER FGRCOSMETICS, PHARMA- CEU'EICALS, GR THE LIKE Louis Philippe, New York, N.Y. Application May 25, 1932. Serial No. 613,439

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a container forcosmetics, pharmaceuticals orthe like and more specifically to a container for a lipstick, rouge,powder, paste, viscous liquid, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide a convenient, sanitary,economical, practical and unique device for applying or dispensing acosmetic, pharmaceutical or the like.

' Another object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive containerof pleasing appearance in which the cosmetic, pharmaceutical or the likeis plainly visible without exposing the same,

and which will easily permit removalof only so much of the contents asis desired.

According to this invention a container en- "closes a cosmetic,pharmaceutical or the like, in

the form of a stick, rouge, powder, paste, viscous liquid, etc. andcarries a cap, and preferably a transparent cap, having one or morerestricted openings through which the cosmetic may pass. By sucharrangement, the user is able to see the nature and color of thecontents before using the same, and is able to remove only such amountof the contents as is desired, for example, by finger pressure, bymechanically pushing the contents through the restricted opening oropenings, etc.

The container may have any suitable shape or form and may be made of anysuitable material,

such as metal, wood, celluloid, etc- The cap may have any suitable shapeor form, but is preferably rounded, and is adapted to fit over alipstick, paste, powder, viscous liquid, etc., or over a collapsibletube ,or other container where pressure is employed to remove theproduct. Printed matter, such as the composition of the contents,directions as to use, etc. may be applied along the length of the cap,and theamount of such printed matter which may be applied on a capaccording to this invention, is greater than in other forms ofcontainers now in use.

The contents of the container, especially if in stick form, may be ofany desired shape, such as circular, wedge shaped, square, etc., and maybe added in such form or the material can be poured directly into thecontainer and permitted to take the shape of the container.

In such a container, the contents maintain a permanent shape untilexhausted, and without any loss, such as is common in the ordinarycontainers for lipsticks, etc. V

The contents of the container are forced through the restricted openingor openings by finger pressure, mechanically, or other suitable means,and applied to the lips, cheeks or other parts of the body. For example,if a lipstick is employed, only so much of the stick is forced throughthe opening or openings as is desired, and the same is spread over thelips by gently passing the cap over the lips. Such method 5 replaces themechanical action of the fingers to smooth the stick on the lips, andpermits application of the lipstick without objectionable and unsightlystains on fingers, hands or other parts of the body. Referring now tothe drawing, 10 Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the container; I

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a cap with a plurality of openings;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of an inner cylinder; 15 Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view of the smaller cylinder;

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of the smaller cylinder at the base of theinner cylinder; and

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the smaller 20 cylinder at the top ofthe inner cylinder.

In the drawing, 8 is a receptacle, preferably a metal cylinder, having alongitudinal slot 9 and a knurled knob 10. Cylinder 8 encloses arelatively smaller cylinder 11 having a pin 12, en- 25 gaging slot 9.Preferably, the pin 12 carries an upper disc 13. A cylinder 14substantially surrounds cylinder 8, and has a spiral slot 15 in whichthe pin 12 is adapted to travel. The cosmetic 5 is inserted in cylinder11 and is pre- 30 vented from contacting with pin 12 by disc 13. Thecylinders 8, 11 and 14 are substantially enclosed in a cylinder 17.

Upon rotation to the right of knurled knob 10,

pin 12 travels upwardly in slot 15, carrying therewith cylinder 11 andcosmetic 5, forcing the cosmetic through restricted opening 6 in cap 7.The restricted opening 6 may be circular, or of any other suitable formand the cap '7 is preferably of celluloid or other transparent material40 and fits snugly over cylinder 17 and may extend downward over itsentire length, as shown, or for any convenient distance.

Transparent cap 7 is preferably rounded so as to permit application andspreading of the cosmetic, pharmaceutical or the like, to the lips,cheeks or other part of the body, without discoloration of the fingers,hands or other parts of the body. Cap 7 may have one restricted openingin the center thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may have a plurality ofrestricted openings, as shown in Fig. 2. If desired, another cylinder,not, shown, of'paper, cardboard, etc., may contain printed matter 'as tothe contents or the container, directions as to use, etc., or

such printed matter may be applied to the cap 7, in which case the cappreferably extends substantially the entire length of the container.

If desired, a cap 16 may fit snugly over cap 7. The cylinders 8, 11, 14and 17, and cap 16, may be of any suitable material, but are preferablyof metal.

i I claim:-

1. A container for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or the like comprising acylinder having a longitudinal slot, said cylinder having one open end,a relatively smaller cylinder movable longitudinally in said firstcylinder and having a pin engaging said slot, a third cylindersubstantially enclosing said cylinders and having a spiral slot in whichsaid pin is adapted to travel, a transparent cap having an open endadapted to fit over the open end of said third cylinder. the other endof said cap having at least one restricted opening, and a cosmeticadapted to be moved longitudinally in said first cylinder and forcedthrough said restricted opening by said smaller cylinder.

2. A container for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals or, the like comprising ametal cylinder having a longitudinal slot, said cylinder being open atone end and having a knurled knob at the other end, a relatively smallermetal cylinder movable longitudinally in said first cylinder and havingapin engaging said slot, a third metal cylinder substantially enclosingsaid cylinders and having a spiral slot in which said pin is adapted totravel, a celluloid cap having an open end adapted to fit over the openend of said third cylinder, the other end of said cap being curved andhaving' at least one restricted opening, and a cosmetic adapted to bemoved longitudinally in said first cylinder and forced through saidrestricted opening by said smaller cylinder upon rotation of said knob.

LOUIS PHIJ'JIPPE.

